Black Giants

This is the original Jersey Giant developed in New Jersey in the late 19th century by crossing several of the large, dark Asiatic breeds. It is a super heavy bird even a little larger than the whites. It's black plumage has a beautiful green sheen, the eyes are dark brown, shanks and toes are black except for yellow skin showing on the bottoms of the feet. With the straight red comb and tremendous size it makes an unusually handsome variety for exhibition. Hens are good layers of brown eggs and especially persistent through cold weather. Baby chicks are mostly black but do show creamy patches on the underbody, wing tips, and around the face. The white persists in the plumage until final molt of chick feathers takes place.

AVAILABILITY

The table below is for the next several hatches. This breed is available for future dates. You can pick the date during the check out process.

Q&A

I have 4 Jersey Giants hens. I was wanting to know about what age they should start laying?
Black Giants and White Giants generally start laying around 5-7 months of age.

i would like to buy jersey giant eggs for hatching .do you have any and how much are they ? do u ship them to GB .THANKS
Sorry, we do not sell the hatching eggs for black giants. We are not able to ship out of the US.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Love These GiantsIn 2016 I ordered 2 black giant pullets and a rooster. These giants are nice birds but not as big as I would have expected. In 2017 I decided to get 2 more pullets. These girls were bigger than the 2016 hens @ 18 weeks of age. They also lay a nicer brown egg than the previous year hens. I am much more pleased with the 2017 black giants, they are a much better example of a true Jersey Giant.

RICHARD

Poor qualityBirds showed up unable to survive. Gave chickstarter gel and minerals as suggested, and took care of chicks as have always in the past, except these didn't thrive. One survived from McMurray for 5 days, so not that bad, right?

As a reminder, to help ensure a safe arrival to you, the minimum number of chicks for each order prior to April 1st is 25.
On and after April 1st, the minimum number of chicks required is 15. You can mix and match any type of baby chick in your order to reach the applicable chick minimum order. If ordering any bantams, we require a minimum of 15 bantams per order.